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  • Thirty-six Grissom Airmen awarded medals

    For their meritorious service in the Air Force, 36 Grissom Airmen were recently awarded medals.Meritorious Service MedalEight 434th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were recently presented with Meritorious Service Medals. President Lyndon Johnson established the MSM by Executive Order 11448 on Jan. 16,

  • Grissom announces Airmen promotion

    From their first to their last, America's Airmen earn each stripe of rank.Thirty-five Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing here recently earned their next stripe. Their names are as follows:To master sergeant: Jason Davis, 434th Civil Engineer Squadron Robert Dill, 434th CESCorey Fields, 434th

  • Gridiron girls: Reserve, guard servicewomen break barriers

    Whether they're headed down field for a touchdown reception or down range on a deployment, three Indiana military women are creating a level-playing field in all aspects of their lives. Leslie "Legs" Nance, Jenessa "Mighty" Anderson and Christa "Dirty" Martini are all members of the U.S. military's

  • Schwartz assumes command of Hoosier Wing

    From ancient Roman battlefields to the modern era of stealth unmanned aerial systems, military commanders have been the source around which units have rallied and claimed ultimate victory. With such importance of knowing who a commander was and what he expected from his troops, formal command

  • June Heartland Warrior now online

    The June issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official online paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 13 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here. Top stories include: - Schwartz

  • Collins retires after nearly four decades

    Serving nearly four decades in the military, one has plenty of opportunities to change lives while serving in multiple conflicts, but for the previous 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron commander, those opportunities almost didn't happen. Col. Thomas Collins retired after serving more than 37 years

  • Schwartz excited for future, return home

    Since its inception in the early days of World War II, the 434th has carried on a tradition of honor and a legacy of valor throughout each generation. That tradition has been faithfully upheld to this day by the great Citizen Airmen of the Hoosier Wing! I am extremely excited and humbled to be able

  • Schwartz to command 434th ARW

    The Air Force Reserve has selected a former Grissom aviator to return to the north-central Indiana base and command its largest aerial refueling unit. Col. Douglas Schwartz, who previously served as the 927th Air Refueling Wing commander at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, will assume command of the

  • Grissom Airmen put training to work

    Members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing put on their work gloves and helped build homes for Native Americans in New Mexico recently. Two rotations of Grissom civil engineers and medics, travelled to Gallup, New Mexico, to help construct homes for needy families.While a total of eight different

  • More than 60 Grissom Airmen earn CCAF degrees

    Not only are many of the Air Force's enlisted members able to call themselves graduates of Basic Military Training, they can also call themselves college graduates. This is now true for more than 60 434th Air Refueling Wing Airmen as they recently earned their Community College of the Air Force

Public Affairs Staff

Material contained on the Official Grissom Air Reserve Base Internet Web Site is written and produced by members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office. The award-winning staff includes:

Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer

Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
Staff writer